हेत्वाभास

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   hētvābhāsa m S Fallacious semblance of reason or argument; a false or a foolish reason or cause assigned.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

  m  Fallacious semblance of reason.

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

हेत्व्ाभास  m.  m. (in logic) a mere appearance of a reason, fallacious semblance of an argument, fallacious middle term, fallacy (said to be of 5 kinds, viz. व्यभिचार or स-व्योभिचार, विरुद्ध, असिद्ध, सत्-प्रतिपक्ष, बाध or बाधित), [Nyāyas.]; [Tarkas.]; [Sarvad.]
    N. of various works.

Shabda-Sagara

हेत्वाभास  m.  ( -सः) (In logic,) Fallacious semblance of reason or argu- ment, assignment of proof or cause which can be shewn to be incorrect, the faulty reasoning for an inference; it is of five kinds, viz:--BYABHICHĀRA, VIRUDDHATĀ, ASIDDHI, SATPRATIPAK SHATĀ, and BĀDHA.
    E. हेतु, and आभास semblance.

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हेतु आभास